Vergas News

A Detroit Lakes man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide for the death of an Otter Tail County driver.

A Vergas nurse and businesswoman has announced her candidacy for Minnesotaa s District 10 Senate seat.

Co-op Sampo Board president Dale Hillukka announced the results of the election to members of the cooperative gathered at Blueberry Pines on October 14.

Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in a rollover that injured two West Fargo men near Vergas Friday night.

A Fargo man has been charged in Otter Tail County District Court with assault for allegedly beating a woman near Vergas, Minnesota.

The Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall is on display at the New York Mills VFW, located on Hwy.

Judge Wally Senyk looked in Tony Johnsona s eyes and saw that he wanted to change.

AS DETROIT LAKES CONTINUES ITS WATER CARNIVAL CELEBRATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYSi 1 2. ONE VERGAS, MINNESOTA MAN IS PREPARING TO RUN THE 10-MILE RACE THERE THIS WEEKEND.

School officials in Minnesota no longer have to worry that successful levy referendums will later be overturned by voters.

After Tony Johnson got his third DWI in June 2007 he decided hea d had enough of court appearances, jail time and fines.

As vice president of the Otter Tail Coalition of Lake Associations , Shawn Olson wants to do her part in helping to preserve area lakes.

The Frazee-Vergas School District is keeping several probationary teachers after board members split the vote 3-3 on cutting them from the budget.

On Saturday, at 4:30 p.m., a 78-year-old man and his son were traveling along Trowbridge Circle near Vergas when an occupant of the vehicle in front of them threw a beer bottle out the window.

About 75 people gathered Monday evening for a continuation of the drama that is the Frazee-Vergas School Board.

Emergency Medical Services Week has become an annual tradition in Perham, and this year the obervance will be May 20 from 11-3 p.m. Free lunch and tours will be given at the Perham EMS facility.

Fire destroyed the offices of the Kelley Bean Company late Friday night, May 1. Four fire departments worked to extinguish the blaze in the Perham Industrial Park, with some firefighters at the scene until 4:30 a.m. on Saturday.

A Frazee-Vergas special education teacher is vowing to challenge his contract nonrenewal all the way to the courts after budget cuts this spring claimed his job.

A Vergas woman made her first court appearance Monday on felony check forgery charges.

Frazee-Vergas School Superintendent Deron Stender says making a 2009-10 budget is based on a "big assumption" due to too many variables not yet decided.

When Frazee-Vergas School Board member Steve Jepson asked to be added to the board's agenda Monday evening, no one knew the drama it would cause a couple hours into the meeting.